Police
Millstadt police chief retires
In 1990, when Ed Wilkerson was looking for a job as a police officer, he applied to numerous departments. He did not have a strong preference for where he would…
Read MoreBurglary under investigation in Waterloo
The Waterloo Police Department is investigating a burglary that was reported Friday evening to a residence on Mockingbird Lane in the Westview Acres subdivision. The homeowner contacted police shortly after…
Read MoreThursday crash south of Valmeyer
Emergency personnel responded about 4 p.m. Feb. 27 to a rollover crash on KK Road about a mile east of Bluff Road south of Valmeyer. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department…
Read MoreBurglary at Millstadt laundromat
The Millstadt Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred at a laundromat on West Mill Street across from Millstadt Consolidated School. The incident occurred sometime between 7 p.m. Tuesday…
Read MoreWaterloo OKs SRO; AD resigns
The Waterloo School Board unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Waterloo City Council on Monday that provides for a school resource officer for the district from the Waterloo Police…
Read MoreThefts from unlocked vehicles in Millstadt
Millstadt police are investigating several reports of thefts from unlocked vehicles overnight in the Stonebridge Estates subdivision off Route 158 on the eastern edge of town. The suspect vehicle is…
Read MoreRoad rage incident ends in arrest
What started as road rage on Bluff Road north of Valmeyer ended with the arrest of a Missouri man on assault and weapons charges early Tuesday evening. Shortly before 6…
Read MoreDupo man guilty of child porn
James K. Young, 66, of Dupo, pleaded guilty to two counts of receiving child pornography, U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft announced Tuesday. Young was also charged with five counts of…
Read MoreThefts from Rural King in Waterloo
Local law enforcement agencies were put on alert following two retail thefts from Rural King in Waterloo this weekend. The first one occurred about about 6 p.m. Saturday and involved…
Read MoreChanging of the guard at VPD
In a rare event for the Valmeyer Police Department, there is a new police chief. Marty Seitz has taken over that job after former chief Tom Andres retired last week…
Read MoreFatal rollover crash near Red Bud
A Prairie du Rocher man died from injuries sustained in a truck rollover crash on Ames Road about one mile south of Route 3 near Red Bud shortly before 6…
Read MoreMissouri man charged after stolen BMW recovered in Columbia
A Missouri man was charged this week after a car discovered on the side of the interstate in Columbia late Monday turned up stolen. The Metro East Auto Theft Task…
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